Boy
Harland
As a boy's name, Harland is understood to mean "Hare land or boundary land". It is not as common as it was in the 1920s, though it has not disappeared. Today, it is seldom chosen in the registry. In total, about 5,330 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
Old EnglishOld English
Etymology"Hare land" or "boundary land"
Births by decade
1900s
105
1910s
840
1920s
1,357
1930s
894
1940s
635
1950s
422
1960s
281
1970s
184
1980s
135
1990s
117
2000s
130
2010s
230
Peaked in the 1920s · 5,330 total U.S. births since 1900